The type II secretion system of Legionella pneumophila elaborates two aminopeptidases, as well as a metalloprotease that contributes to differential infection among protozoan hosts

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 753-761

  Rossier, Ombeline ^a   Dao, Jenny ^a   Cianciotto, Nicholas P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROPHAGES; PROTEINS; SUBSTRATES;

INTRACELLULAR INFECTION; LEUCINE; PROTEIN SECRETION SYSTEM;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMINOPEPTIDASE; LEUCINE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PHENYLALANINE; TYROSINE;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; INFECTIVITY; MUTATION; PNEUMONIA; PROTEOMICS; PROTOZOAN; SECRETION;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL SECRETION; ENZYME RELEASE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAPA GENE; LAPB GENE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; SARCODINA;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HARTMANNELLA; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGES; METALLOPROTEASES; U937 CELLS;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; HARTMANNELLA VERMIFORMIS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 38949201066     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01944-07     Document Type: Article

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